King James Version

Isaiah 9:5

For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Isaiah 9:4.

כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).סְאוֹן֙seonbattleסְאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH5430perhaps a military boot (as aprotection from mudbattle.סֹאֵ֣ןsoenwarriorסָאַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “warrior”, a verb used as a describing wordH5431to shoe, i.e. (active participle) a soldier shodwarrior.בְּרַ֔עַשׁberaashin commotionרַעַשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in commotion”, the ordinary formH7494vibration, bounding, uproarcommotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.וְשִׂמְלָ֖הvesimlahand apparelשִׂמְלָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and apparel”, the ordinary formH8071a dress, especially a mantleapparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).מְגוֹלָלָ֣הmegolalahrollגָּלַלverb, poal, passive participle, absolute — “roll”, a verb used as a describing wordH1556to roll (literally or figuratively)commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.בְדָמִ֑יםvedamimin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.וְהָיְתָ֥הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִשְׂרֵפָ֖הlisrefahto burningשְׂרֵפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to burning”, the ordinary formH8316cremationburning.מַאֲכֹ֥לֶתmaakholetfuelמַאֲכֹלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fuel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3980something eaten (by fire), i.e. fuelfuel.אֵֽשׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-4) For every boot stamped with fierceness, and every cloak rolled in blood, shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

For every battle of a warrior [is] with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning — fuel of fire.

World English Bible

For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

Darby Translation

For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for fire.

Douay-Rheims

For every violent taking of spoils, with tumult, and garment mingled with blood, shall be burnt, and be fuel for the fire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-4) For every boot stamped with fierceness, and every cloak rolled in blood, shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and all raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing, even if they were burnt with fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι πᾶσαν στολὴν ἐπισυνήγμένην δόλῳ, καὶ ἱμάτιον μετὰ καταλλαγῆς ἀποτίσουσι· καὶ θελήσουσιν, εἰ ἐγένοντο πυρίκαυστοι.